Fishtronaut

Fishtronaut (Portuguese: Peixonauta) is a Brazilian-Canadian animated children's television series created by Celia Catunda[1] and Mistrorigo Clan (TV channel) and produced by TV PinGuim, in association with Discovery Kids (Latin America).[2] The series tells the story of Fishtronaut, a fish in a spacesuit, similar to reverse scuba gear, which allows him to fly and breathe out of water. He is a secret agent who, along with his friends Marina and Zeek, unravel the mysteries occurring in the Smiling Trees Park. They solve the mysteries with the help of a P.O.P. (Primary Objective Pod), a magical multicolored ball containing clues vital to the mission. Viewers are invited to dance along with the heroes to a tune, so that the P.O.P. will open and release the clues inside. The series is aimed at children ages 3–7 and debuted successfully on Discovery Kids in Latin America on April 20, 2009.[3]

Fishtronaut
Also known as	Peixonauta
Genre	Children's television series, Educational entertainment, Educational television
Created by	Célia Catunda Kiko Mistrorigo
Directed by	Célia Catunda Kiko Mistrorigo Rick Jones (voice)
Voices of	Fábio Lucindo as Fishtronaut (Brazil) Dawn Ford as Fishtronaut (USA) Angela Galuppo as Marina (USA) Terrence Scammell as Zeke and Happy Plumb (USA) Rick Jones as Dr. Green (USA) Justin Bradley as Mac and Billy (USA) Holly Gauthier-Frankel as Rosy Barb (USA)
Composer(s)	Paulo Tatit
Country of origin	Brazil Canada
Original language(s)	Portuguese English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	104 (each season contains 26 pairs of episodes) (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Celia Catunda Kiko Mistrorigo Ricardo Rozzino
Running time	11 minutes (two episodes in a pair fill a 30 minute block)
Production company(s)	TV PinGuim Tooncan Yoopa!
Distributor	Dandelooo
Release
Original network	Discovery Kids (Latin America) Qubo (USA English dub) Clan (Spain)
Original release	April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20) – April 10, 2015 (2015-04-10)
External links
Official website (in English)
(in Portuguese) Production website

In the international market, the series is marketed by the names of Peztronauta (Spanish) or Fishtronaut (English). After success on TV, Peixonauta was produced as a play called Peixonauta to TV Theatre, which premiered on January 9, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro. On November 9, 2012, a movie titled Peixonauta – Agente Secreto da O.S.T.R.A. (in English: Fishtronaut - Secret Agent of O.Y.S.T.E.R.) was released. As of March 30, 2015, the KiKa series also airs on the Qubo network, owned by Ion Media Networks.[4]

The show has been noted for its success in teaching kids to care for the environment.[5]

Location

The show is set in the Smiling Trees Park, where elephants, monkeys and other animals from around the world roam free. Children are welcome to explore the forest and climb the trees, or ride a sub to the bottom of the cove and its colorful reef. In the park is Quiet Lake, which is fed by a long river. The river also extends beyond the lake into a sandy cove along the ocean.

Characters

Main

• Fishtronaut (voiced by Cory Doran) – An anthropomorphic big goldfish. He wears a Bubblex suit that allows him to fly out of water. It also has numerous tools useful during missions. He is always watching his friends Marina and Zeek, and investigating the problems of the Smiling Trees Park in order to solve them. He lives at the bottom of Quiet Lake, though he spends more time out on the surface with his friends. He is also an aspiring inventor, creating machines generally useful to the park. He usually communicates through a video screen fitted into his suit.
• Marina (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) - (full name: Marina Green) – A bright and curious brown-haired 8-year-old human girl who is also Fishtronaut's best friend. Every day, she proves to be a valuable member of the park's spy team. Whenever she and Fishtronaut happen to be apart, she can always use her trusty Aquawatch to stay in touch.
• Zeek (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - (Portuguese: Zico) – A tween-age monkey who may love to monkey around, but his awesome tree-climbing abilities and finely-tuned sniffer make him invaluable to the team. Though he does come up with the most implausible of theories and even causes the occasional mix-up, his intentions are nothing but the best.

Supporting

• The Twins – Billy and Mac (Portuguese: Pedro e Juca) are Marina's rascal cousins. Their shenanigans tend to get them (and the park) in a heap of trouble, but they are harmless and have only the best intentions.
• Dr. Green (Portuguese: Dr. Jardim) (Voiced by Rick Jones) – Marina and the twins’ grandfather who is also the wise vet/caretaker of Smiling Trees Park. He runs the park's Animal Hospital, which was built in a pod of a giant beanstalk. Whenever Marina's stuck, she knows Grandpa can help her find the answer.
• Rosy Barb (Portuguese: Agente Rosa) (Voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) – A S.E.A. agent who loves color and enjoys decorating the ocean bottom until it's just right. She knows the cove inside out and whenever Fishtronaut's on dry land, he can always check in with Rosy via the Web Clam.
• Happy Plumb (Portuguese: Chumbo Feliz) (Voiced by Terrence Scammell) – A wise old fish who likes living quietly at the bottom of the cove and knows just about all there is. No one knows how long he's been around, but it's a very long time, indeed. He remembers the very beginnings of Smiling Trees Park. Whenever Fishtronaut is stumped, he knows Happy Plumb can point him in the right direction, that is, if he can decipher Plumb's riddle of an answer.

Episode list

Season 1 "The Case of the Disappearing Picnic Baskets" "The Case of the Lost Critter" "The Case of the Yucky Slime" "The Case of the Mysterious Honk" "The Case of Mistaken Identities" "The Case of the Strange Smell" "The Case of the Oily Rainbow" "The Case of the Disappearing Friends" "The Case of the Gopher Frenzy" "The Case of the Quaking Park" "The Case of Crabby Birthday" "The Case of Missing Honey" "The Case of the Lost Toy" "The Case of the Mysterious Spots" "The Case of the Spooky Night" "The Case of Zeek's Disappearance" "The Case of the Sunny Day" "The Case of the Long-Nosed Monkey" "The Case of the Messy Storeroom" "The Case of the Pitch Black Night" "The Case of the Flowerless Garden" "The Case of the Seven Colors" "The Case of the Lazy Rabbit" "The Case of the Missing Water" "The Case of the Stranded Giant" "The Case of the Kiwi Bird" "The Case of the Bubbles" "The Case of Happy Plumb" "The Case of the Day that was Night" "The Case of the Seed Spreaders" "The Laughter Case" "The Case of the Lurking Creature" "The Case of the Pale Flowers" "The Case of the Flying Leaves" "The Case of the Little Sheep" "The Case of the Blue Wings" "The Case of the Molten Ice" "The Case of the Disappearing Logs" "The Case of the Missing Crickets" "The Case of the Shining Gnomes" "The Case of the End of the World" "The Case of the Plastic Bottles" "The Case of the Puppies" "The Case that Fell from the Sky" "The Case of the... What case is this again?" "The Case of the Heavy Rain" "The Case of Marina's Gift" "The Case of the Scalding Sands" "The Case of the Missing Eggs" "The Case of the Disappearing Things" "The Case of Billy's Disappearance" "The Case of the Three Singers"

Season 2 "The Case of the Unknown Animals" "The Case of the New Food" "The Case of the Crazy Deliveries" "The Case of the Monster" "The Case of the House that Became a Street" "The Case of the New Best Friend" "The Case of the Silent Animal" "The Case of the Growing Mystery" "The Case of the Banana Gang" "The Case of the Fibbing Fishy" "The Yellow Case" "The Case of the Hidden Treasure" "The Case of Dr. Green" "The Case of the Missing Tooth" "The Case of the Extreme Speed" "The Case of SuperZeek" "The Case of the Silly Fight" "The Case of the Little Red Berries" "The Oval Case" "The Case of Zeek's Cousin" "The Case of the Rock Shower" "The Case of the Weird Fish" "The Case of the Pirate Ship" "The Case of the Other Fishtronaut" "The Case of the Bright Night" "The Case of the Underwater Desert" "The Case of Judgement" "The Case of the Little Indian Boy" "The Case of the Great Big Wall" "The Case of Marina Online" "The Case of the Zzzzz's" "The Case of the Mysterious Song" "The Case of the Rust Bucket" "The Case of Autumn" "The Case of the Moon" "The Case of the Spinning Dolphins" "The Case of the Rainmaker" "The Case of the Cave of Wonders" "The Case of One Little Minute" "The Case of the Missing River" "The Case of the I Wanna's" "The Case of the Burned-Out Fish" "The Case of the Kitty" "The Case of the Little Big Friend" "The Case of Zeek's Banana Grove" "The Case of the Yellow Wings" "The Case of the New Little Brother" "The Black and White Case" "The Case of Broken Parts" "The Hawaiian Case" "The Case of the Walking Rock" "The Case of the Flying Tree"

Movie

The film Peixonauta – Agente Secreto da O.S.T.R.A. was released in theaters on November 9, 2012, in commemoration of three years of the series. The film was planned for two years and was released months before the premiere of season 2 of the TV series.[6] The film is a compilation of some episodes of the first season.

A second film was released in January 2018, with an original story.[7][8]

References

1. "La mujer que crea dibujos animados para fomentar la ciencia en las niñas" [The woman who creates cartoons that promote girls in science]. Pipakid (blog) (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
2. "Brazil's TV PinGuim opens US arm". Kidscreen. September 20, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
3. ""Peixonauta" reafirma sucesso no Discovery Kids". O Tempo (Magazine) (in Portuguese). Brazil. April 25, 2013. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
4. "Fishtronaut". Qubo. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
5. "SerPadres.com: Peztronauta les enseña a los pequeños a cuidar el medio ambiente" [Fishtronaut teaches children to take care of the environment]. Ser Padres (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-29.
6. "Peixonauta – Agente Secreto da O.S.T.R.A." [Fishtronaut – Secret Agent of O.S.T.R.A.], AdoroCinema (in Portuguese), retrieved 2018-05-09
7. "Crítica: 'Peixonauta - o filme'". O Globo (in Portuguese). 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
8. "11 curiosidades sobre Peixonauta" [11 Curiosities about Fishtronaut]. Universo Estendido (in Portuguese). January 22, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-29.

• Credits and production information from: Fishtronaut Synopsis and Credits (PDF)
• An overview of Season 1's episodes may be found at: Episode Synopsis and Educational Objectives (PDF)
• Character and location information from the official website linked in the Infobox.

External links

• Fishtronaut on IMDb
• Fishtronaut at TV.com
• "Fish Tronaut". TV Tropes. Retrieved March 30, 2015.